Dana, that's a pretty good point. Not 100% convinced but that goes a long way to answer that quibble.
Well, a gathering is brie, mellow song stylings; shindig, dip, less mellow song stylings, perhaps a large amount of malt beverage, and hootenanny, well, it's chock full of hoot, just a little bit of nanny.
Oz ,'Beneath You'
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Pete, Husband of Jilli - May 11, 2009 11:34:54 am PDT #1287 of 30000
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd
tommyrot - May 11, 2009 11:35:19 am PDT #1288 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Good point, Dana. Plus they probably had to replace all the lost ships, creating opportunity for advancement for many...
Durring WWII, the US Navy built so many new ships, they were constantly removing skilled people from existing ships and using them as the core of new ship personnel...
Cashmere - May 11, 2009 11:44:36 am PDT #1289 of 30000
Now tagless for your comfort.
I have Trekgasmed. If there are nits, I'll leave them unpicked because OMGSTARTREK! It was beautifully done.
Matt the Bruins fan - May 11, 2009 12:22:56 pm PDT #1290 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I don't think McCoy's and Uhura's advancement bothered me. He was much older and more experienced than just about everyone around him, and she got a battlefield promotion to Lieutenant/Communications Officer after a mass culling that made Wolfram & Hart's annual reviews look bloodless by comparison. But Kirk got promoted to Captain from the position of stowaway by dint of taking insane daredevil risks and arguing with his commanding officer in a crisis situation until he prompted the latter to have a breakdown, rather than showing that he could be an effective responsible leader. And Scotty was apparently a standup comedian who abandoned the post he was assigned to as punishment on a whim. I can see the latter two getting commendations of valor, but not them being commissioned in their familiar roles immediately .
Connie Neil - May 11, 2009 12:28:57 pm PDT #1291 of 30000
brillig
re: Matt's whitefont--I see Hubby getting into his MST3K mode with this. Good thing we'll probably be seeing this in a dollar movie.
erikaj - May 11, 2009 12:29:13 pm PDT #1292 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
Heh, heh... "Fuck the bosses!" But that's not really how I think about Kirk. I see him as more of a boy scout.
Strega - May 11, 2009 12:41:54 pm PDT #1293 of 30000
"Jim Kirk was many things, but he was never a Boy Scout."
erikaj - May 11, 2009 12:46:22 pm PDT #1294 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
Okay, that's not quite right, I suppose, but a bit less of an anti-hero. Much more of white-hat type. But I have to admit to being a very casual Trek fan, so maybe I missed some flagrant rule-breaking in canon.
Connie Neil - May 11, 2009 12:52:29 pm PDT #1295 of 30000
brillig
Well, the Prime Directive against interference with alien societies was always more of a guideline than a rule with Kirk, but Starfleet did trust him with a kickass battleship.
Dana - May 11, 2009 12:57:43 pm PDT #1296 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
He disobeyed Starfleet a few times, usually when it had to do with Spock.